Falling For My Ex’s Brother-In-Law のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 171 - チャプター 180

Anna’s POV I didn’t even remember paying the cab driver. Maybe I did. Maybe I didn’t. No.. Ofcourse i did. But all I knew was that I was standing there, outside the hospital, with the bracelet clutched in my hand so tightly my fingers hurt. The metal pressed deep into my palm, leaving faint indents but I didn’t let go. It was cold and smooth, and somehow, it grounded me in a world that suddenly felt like it was slipping out of control. The air outside smelled faintly of rain and fuel. Cars honked somewhere in the distance. The sun was beginning to fade behind the buildings, leaving long, slanted shadows across the hospital yard. I started walking not because I wanted to, but because standing still felt impossible. Each step felt heavier than the last. My legs moved as though they belonged to someone else. I pushed through the automatic doors, and the familiar scent of antiseptic mixed with scents of drugs hit me, sharp, sterile and unforgiving. Everything looked the same:

Annalyn’s POV Two weeks had flown by, yet it still felt like everything around me was spinning too fast while I was stuck trying to keep up. Between secret hospital visits to Nanny Flora and taking care of both Alex and Nolan, I could barely tell where one day ended and another began. But today was somehow different. Today, I was resuming my normal life… I was returning to work, school, generally u was going back to life as if I could just stitch normalcy back together with tired hands and hope it held on. The morning light spilled through the curtains as I stood before the mirror, trying to fix my hair into something that looked halfway decent. Behind me, I could hear Alex fumbling with his tie. The sound made me smile faintly… he still wasn’t used to doing small things on his own again. “Hey,” he said suddenly, catching my reflection. “You said Nanny Flora travelled, right?” My fingers froze mid-motion. For a split second, my chest tightened. I forced a hum, too quick, too light

Annalyn’s POVThe last bell echoed through the hallway, and I was already shoving my notebook into my bag before the sound even faded. My head was pounding from too much thinking. The bracelet weighed heavy in my pocket, its cold metal brushing against my palm as I hurried down the corridor.“Anna!”I didn’t stop.“Anna, wait!”I sighed and turned just as Samuel jogged up beside me, breathless and confused. “Where are you rushing off to?”“Nowhere you need to know,” I muttered, trying to walk again.He caught up easily, his brow creasing. “Don’t think I haven’t noticed… You’ve been acting all weird today. Talk to me. Where are you going? What’s going on?”I exhaled through my nose. Maybe I could trust him with helping me figure this out… “Just to a few stores. I need to check something.”“What kind of stores?”“Violeta,” I said finally. “It’s a jewelry chain. I just… need to ask about something.”He blinked, surprised. “You’re going jewelry shopping?”“Not exactly.”“Fine if you would

Annalyn’s POVThe sound of my heartbeat drowned out everything else.The phone kept flashing in my bag, the name glowing like a curse.St. John’s Memorial Hospital.“Anna,” Alex said quietly, his tone firm but calm in that way that made it impossible to ignore. “Pick it up.”I froze. “It’s nothing, Alex. Just…”“Nothing?” he pressed, his eyes narrowing. “I don’t think so.. there’s no reason the hospital should be calling you at this time… so I think you should answer to know if all is well….”I shook my head, clutching my bag closer. “It’s fine.. I’ll call them back later.”The sharp edge in his expression hardened. “Hold up… Why can’t you answer it now? Is there something you’re hiding from me?”“What?” I said taken aback “No of course not,” I said quickly, forcing a nervous laugh that didn’t fool either of us. “I’ll just…”“Anna….” His voice dropped lower. The humor was gone. “Please answer your phone.”The phone buzzed again. It felt like a live wire in my hands. I hesitated for on

Alex’s POVI loosened my hold on Anna, my chest still heaving from everything that had just spilled out. Her tears had soaked through my shirt, and for a moment, I couldn’t tell which of us was shaking harder. Slowly, I pulled back, brushing a trembling hand over her cheek before turning toward the bed.“Come,” I said quietly, my voice barely audible. “Come here.”She hesitated, eyes red, lips trembling, then finally moved beside me. I took her hand… small, cold and led her to Nanny Flora’s side.The sight that met me hollowed something inside.Nanny Flora.. the woman who practically raised me, who scolded me for skipping breakfast even after I turned twenty-five, The woman who had moved in with me after I moved out of my parents house.. she had raised me and my son as well.. a woman who was now part of my family… lay so still that I almost couldn’t breathe. The machines hummed around her, indifferent, but all I could see were those open eyes. Empty. Lost somewhere between this world